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From: lbotez@pro-sol.cts.com (Lynda Botez)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Power Glove GS?
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Date: 13 Jul 90 17:16:08 GMT
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:I was reading an article in the July issue of Byte magazine the other day,
:called "Reach Out and Touch Your Data" (page 283); where the author described
:three commercial hand trackers:  first, the VPL Data Glove; second, the
Dexterous Hand Master from Exos, and third, the Power Glove from Mattel (you
know, the one you hook up to your Nintendo).

It was quite interesting.  These hand trackers are like a floating mouse,
among
other things (though I think the main purpose of at least the first two
devices
are more involved with virtual reality than anything else).  However, what
fascinated me was that the author of the article actually explains how to
connect the rather inexpensive Mattel Power Glove to your PC (the other two
more complicated and extremely expensive devices which I doubt anyone would
really like to operate on).

I'm wondering if anyone is inclined to attach the Power Glove to an Apple II? 
The article is rather descriptive in how to actually do this to an IBM
compatible, suggesting attaching it to an unused printer port...

Lynda